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New Technology

Android

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You can find all this material at . . .

www.hender.net/u3a

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This session is for you if . . .

• You want a better understanding of what’s happening in this fast changing area

• You’re making decision on what to buy in the next few months

• You want help on using your current Android devices

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What we’ll cover

• A bluffer’s guide to what Apple/IOS and Google/Android are and how they fit into the grand scheme of things

• What’s this ‘Ecosystem’ thing I keep hearing about and why is it important?

• Why choose Android? Why choose Apple? What’s right for you?

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What we’ll cover

• Who sells Android systems? How do I choose?• Where do I go for help?• Moving Photos and Files and synching Contacts and

Calendars with your PC• Demonstration of Samsung phone and Nexus 7 tablet

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First – the big picture

What’s actually happening in the market?

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Rival Ecosystems

Microsoft Windows

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Rival Ecosystems

Microsoft Windows

AppleIOS

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Rival Ecosystems

Microsoft Windows

AppleIOS

GoogleAndroid

“But I want to use Google Maps and read Kindle eBooks on my iPad and share photos with my PC”

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So what’s driving these enormous market changes?

First let’s define what we mean . . .

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Who Builds What?

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Who Builds What?

Android

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Who Builds What?

Android

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A Key Difference between Apple and Android ecosystems

Apple Hardware

Apple Software

HTC Hardware

Android Software

HTC‘Skin’

Samsung Hardware

Android Software

Samsung‘Skin’

Plus:AcerAmazonArchosAsusBarnes and NobleSonyToshibaViewSonic. . .

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Android Ups

• Price• Huge choice of manufacturers and models• Market penetration• Easy to transfer files directly between PC and device• Easier to modify if you have the skill and inclination• Good choice of Apps

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Android Downs

• Choice anxiety• Greater risk of malware• Many different user interfaces• Slow to upgrade to latest software• Who owns your problem? Google? Manufacturer? Phone company?

Retailer?• Poorer ecosystem

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Your Security

Mobile Threat Report Q4 2012 by F-Secure

Android malware . . .. . . In the fourth quarter alone, 96 new families and variants of Android threats were discovered, which almost doubles the number recorded in the previous quarter.

. . . As for the other platforms, i.e., Blackberry, iOS (Apple), Windows Mobile, they may see some threats popping up once in a while. But most likely, the threats are intended for multiple platforms.

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Apple IoS Ups

• Reliability and quality• Best customer service in the industry• Ease of use – ‘It just works’• Bulletproof ecosystem • Still the largest choice of Apps• Fast problem fixes and upgrades• One company to deal with• Apple Stores

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Apple IoS Downs

• More expensive• Less ‘buzz’ – spend less on marketing• Less modifiable for those with the skill and inclination• Simple file copy more difficult

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Conclusions – Android

Buy Android if:• Low price is key• Friends and family have Android

devices• Simple file transfer

Which supplier?• Samsung, HTC, Nexus, Sony,

Amazon*

* Amazon not pure Android

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Conclusions – Apple

Buy Apple if:• You value face-to-face

customer service• Friends and family have

iPhones and iPads• Best selection of Apps• Simplicity of use• You’re prepared to pay a

bit more

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Testing 13 of my Favourite Apps– Conclusions

• Nexus 7 versus iPad Mini tested• Android App availability much

improved• iPad Mini display mostly superior –

larger and lighter• Android display often uses the

smaller, phone version • Two of my favourites not available

http://www.hender.net/u3a/new-tech/My-Favourite-Apps.pdf

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Contract or PAYGO

• Depends on your circumstance: contract cheaper up front, more expensive in the long term

• Contract will lock you into one phone company for 18 – 24 months

• PAYGO typically ‘unlocked’ and you can move phone companies when you want

• PAYGO easier when you’re abroad and want to use a foreign (cheaper) SIM

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Where do I go for help?

General• Google!

Apple• Apple store

– Watford is a good early morning mid-week– ‘The Square’ Eden Centre High Wycombe

• Apple Web Site

Android• Your retailer

– (e.g. John Lewis, Carphone Warehouse, Vodafone, etc.)

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Enough of the Theory!

Let’s get down to practicalities . . .

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How do you move files and photos between a PC and Android?

USB

USB

e.g. AirDroid

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USB Connection

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WiFi Connection . . .. . . Using Third Party Apps. Example: AirDroid

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For those people who need Outlook

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How do you synchronise Contacts and Calendars between Android, IOS and Outlook?

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A Testing Time . . .

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Compatibility between Android, IOS and Outlook

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Compatibility between Android, IOS and Outlook

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Compatibility between Android, IOS and Outlook

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Android to Outlook – Google Apps

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Android to Outlook – CompanionLink http://www.companionlink.com/android/outlook/

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John Billington’s ‘Moving Files’ Document

Detailed explanation of how to use Dropbox

http://www.hender.net/u3a/new-tech/J-BillingtonMovingFiles.pdf

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And now for a demo . . .

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